08-13-2003, 12:39 PM
IF YOU ARE. . . .............................
...RICH, FOLLOW THE MERCHANT OF MAKKAH.
...POOR, LOOK AT THE PRISONER OF THE SHI’ABE ABI TAALIB.
...A SUBJECT, LOOK AT THE QURAISHI.
...A CONQUEROR, LOOK AT THE CONQUEROR OF BADR, HUNAYN
&MAKKAH
...DEFEATED, TAKE LESSON FROM THE BATTLE OF UHUD.
...A TEACHER, LOOK AT THE HOLY TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL OF SUFFAH.
...A PUPIL, LOOK AT HIM, WHO SAT BEFORE JIBRA’EEL (A.S.)
...A PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL OF TRUTH, LOOK AT THE PROPHET OF
MAKKAH
...AND WHEN SUCCESSUL, WATCH HIM PREACH IN THE PULPIT
OF MADINAH.
...WISHING TO BE A PROSPEROUS BUSINESS MAN, LOOK AT HIM WHO
OWNED THE LANDS OF BANI NAZEER, KHAYBAR AND FADAK.
...AN ORPHAN, DO NOT FORGET THE CHILD OF ABDULLAH AND AAMINAH.
...A YOUNG MAN READ THE LIFE OF MAKKAH’S SHEPHERD.
...A HUSBAND, DO NOT FORGET THE HUSBAND OF HADRAT KHADIJA AND
AA’AISHA (R.A).
...A FATHER, WATCH THE FATHER OF HADRAT FAATIMA (R.A).AND THE
GRAND FATHER OF HASAN (R.A) AND HUSSAIN (R.A.)
IN SHORT WHATEVER YOU MIGHT BE, UNTO THE HOLY PROPHET(SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) IS YOUR GUIDANCE.
*edited by Mutawakkil - (an unclear verse)